Congress playing a double game on Telangana, says BJP

We are committed to creation of Telangana, says Sushma

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday charged the Congress with playing a “double game” by getting the Telangana Bill passed amid din. The party, however, agreed to support the Bill because it said it was “committed”' to the creation of Telangana.

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the party realised that the Congress was looking for an excuse to pin the blame on it for stalling the Bill. She said the Congress had expected the BJP to reject the Telangana Bill amid an uproar.

“They would have appeased both sides; the pro-Telangana side would have been told that the BJP stalled the Bill and the Seemandhara side would have been happy too. We sensed the game and spoilt it by supporting the Bill,” she said.

Ms. Swaraj said the BJP was happy it fulfilled its commitment to the Telangana issue but added that the government should now address the “concerns of the Seemandhra region and there should be justice for them as well.”

The BJP has also made reference to the “flaws” in the Bill; it has put on record that the government has not accepted its demand for a Constitution amendment to the provision in the Bill that gives the Governor charge for law and order. “Despite our repeated assurance that we will support the Bill if they bring the Constitutional amendment, the government has not done so,”' she said.

On why the BJP agreed to pass the Bill amid uproar and with no amendments moved by the party, Ms. Swaraj said: “The 30 or so amendments that have been incorporated are by the government after discussions with our MP M. Venkaiah Naidu.”

Infact the BJP played double game. Congress is telling since beginning that they will pass the bill at any cost. But if we observe the recent BJP comments it is going to stall the bill or at least try to correct the flaws in the bill. But instead it supported the bill with a view to get a few votes from Telangana
just like congress.
Sushma swaraj speak more in media to cover their double game plan than during the discussion of the bill in Parliament.Sushma/BJP better keep silent on this issue instead of covering their double game plan.

from:
rathnam vatikuti

Posted on: Feb 19, 2014 at 06:17 IST

The most undemocratic way of passing a bill (in fact any bill) in the history of so called largest democratic country.

The two leading national political parties should feel ashame for murdering democracy just for their unassured political gains.

WHAT HAPPENED TO OPPOSITION PARTY's AMMENDMENT(S)??????

Feeling shame for being ruled by this kind of filthy politicians. Both the political parties, be ready to pay for this very badly, in fact very very badly.

from:
Satish Kumar

Posted on: Feb 19, 2014 at 01:35 IST

It's not democracy to discuss the most important bill affecting the lives of around 10 crores of telugu speaking people in 23 minutes !
Both Congress and BJP will pay politically very heavily for taking that action of passing the bill without discussing.. Some politicians of states in neighbourhood of AP had played foul game to divide the Telugu speaking people for whom the first lingustically formed state of AP by hook or crook.. There should have been a healthy discussion.. the split of AP was demanded due to the mis-rule of AP by Congress over the past half-century. By dividing AP, which elected 41 Congress MPs out of 42 seats, when Janata Party swept to power all over the country in 1978, Congress had committed the most unpardonable sin and earned curse of crores of telugu speaking people, for which it will pay heavily and get routed potically in AP and country for several decades to come also or till Seemandhra regioon develops, for which at leat 50 years would be required !

from:
mskumar

Posted on: Feb 18, 2014 at 17:55 IST

That discussion lasted for hardly 23 minutes and decided the fate of six crores people by passing a bill rejected by it's state assembly. Congress wants to get politically benefitted as well BJP by assuring it will help the residual AP after it comes into power. A pepper spray troubled you a lot but not the anguish of crores of people, the irony of Indian Parliamentary system.